A hero from the world of Fire Emblem Warriors, this mysterious merchant can be spotted peddling her wares on and off the battlefield. Anna is one of who knows how many identical sisters with identical names, all as enterprising and as cheerful as she is! Her love of money is clearly genetic. Other than sales, she specializes in using her bow and the wind to unleash attacks across a wide range. Plus, her Warrior Special is something of a sister act.

'Course, my Jake won’t talk to no-one but the most beautiful of women...

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— Anna, on her own appearance

Anna (Japanese: アンナAnna) is a recurring character from across the entire Fire Emblem series, save Gaiden. Across the series she has appeared in a diverse number of gameplay support roles - she most frequently recurs as the proprietor of the Secret Shops and confirming whether a player wants to suspend their game - and it is strongly implied that she travels the various Fire Emblem universes with her romantic interest, Jake, having notably made stops in Jugdral and Elibe. While Anna's facial features may slightly change from game to game, she is never seen without a sly smile, her index finger resting on her face, and her red hair tied back in a ponytail. After twelve games and twenty-two years of minor support appearances, Anna first became a playable character in Fire Emblem Awakening while still reprising some of her roles form the previous games.

During the Archanea League's march to recapturePales, Anna was living in a house in Knorda. When visited, she mentioned that Jake was working for theoretical Grust occupation forces as a ballistician, telling the player that Jake was not a bad man at all and asking the player to pass on her well-wishes. This prompted Caeda to try talking to Jake, convincing him to defect and ally with Marth; when Jake visited Anna, she encouraged him in this new endeavour, expressing her belief that he would only ever fight for a righteous cause.

Though this role of hers was omitted—along with Jake himself—from Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, she still appears in the capacity of the Secret Shop proprietor in these three games and New Mystery of the Emblem. In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and both books of Mystery of the Emblem, she also appears on the game over screen. She also appears on the save screen only in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

In a village in Lenster, during the liberation army's fight against Bloom's control of the Manster District, Anna appeared before Laylea and gave her a Barrier Blade. She mentioned that Jake had already departed to join the liberation war effort, fighting her for, and remarked that Laylea looked as though she was doing the same.

Anna will not appear if her village is visited by any other character; as such, her appearance is only possible if Silvia did not have children. She also runs the supply.

Anna was staying at the inn of Badon at the time of Fargus's challenge to Eliwood, Hector and Lyn. She gave them some advice on completing the gauntlet, which she in turn had learned from Jake, who was part of Fargus's crew at the time. She also asked that they pass her well-wishes on to Jake should they run into him.

If the player visits the inn during The Port of Badon, the next chapter, Pirate Ship, will feature different dialogue just before the battle; instead of Dart explaining the presence of merchants on the ship, Jake will instead speak with the army.

Anna makes fewer appearances in these games due to the lack of Secret Shops, and she no longer appears in the prompt for the player to suspend their data. Instead, Anna hosts the in-game tutorial segments for the two games.

Analysis

Two Annas appear in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE running Hee Ho Mart in Shibuya. The first (known as "Salesclerk") sells items to the general public, while the other one (known as "Masked Salesclerk") only sells items to Mirage Masters.

Analysis

Role

Anna serves as Warriors's "secret" playable character and is very likely to be the last character the player obtains outside of downloadable content. Her most prominent appearances are in her challenge maps in History Mode; she does not appear in the main story outside of when she opens her shops for the player to collect Anna's Mementos. The maps that unlock her are the highest level scenarios in the base game, though harder maps appear in some DLC and free updates.

Supports

Endings

Anna, Secret Seller (single ending)
With nary a word, Anna left the others and returned to her free-spirited merchant life. She was later sighted across the continent, haggling with suppliers and beating down the cost of goods.

Robin, High Deliver & Anna, Secret Seller
Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of his origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—he loved his wife, Anna, above all else.

Other appearances

NA: Anna is a bright, cheerful young merchant, but her true nature is clouded in mystery. She's very fixated on money and is a girl of many talents, but it wasn't until Fire Emblem Awakening that she became a playable character. There's still a lot we don't know about her—she likes to keep everybody guessing.

PAL: Anna is a bright, cheerful young merchant, but a lot of information about her is still a mystery. She's very fixated on money, and is a girl of many talents, but it wasn't until Fire Emblem: Awakening that she became a playable character. There's still a lot we don't know about her, but maybe she likes to keep everybody guessing.

Random

She also appears as an alternate costume for Robin in both versions of the game.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Anna is currently featured on seven cards in Fire Emblem Cipher. Only her versions from Awakening, Fates, Heroes, and Warriors have been represented to date.

One of these cards' quotes is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.

Anna Sisters:[Always] For each ally “Anna” deployed, this unit’s attack increases by 10.Innumerous Annas:[Special] Even if there is already an ally “Anna” in play, you can deploy this card. You may have more than one “Anna” on the field.[Special] You may have more than four copies of this card in your deck.[Always] This unit can be successfully supported by “Anna.”

Innumerous Annas:[Special] Even if there is already an ally “Anna” in play, you can deploy this card. You may have more than one “Anna” on the field.[Special] You may have more than four copies of this card in your deck.[Always] This unit can be successfully supported by “Anna.”Anti-Fliers:[Always] While this unit is attacking a unit, this unit’s attack increases by 30.

"More than you bargained for?":[Always] During your turn, if you have an ally with a Symbol, this unit gains +10 attack.100 Annas from 100 Worlds:[Special] You may deploy this card even if you already have an ally “Anna”. You may have 2 or more ally “Anna”.

Us From Another World:[Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, if you pay the cost, choose 1 "Anna" from your Retreat Area, and deploy it tapped.100 Annas from 100 Worlds:[Special] You may deploy this card even if you already have an ally “Anna”. You may have 2 or more ally “Anna”.Night Sky:[Always] This unit gains +10 attack. ( is active while this unit’s stack is 2 or more.)

Axe of the Order of Heroes:[Always] While this unit is battling a , this unit gains +10 attack.100 Annas from 100 Worlds:[Special] You may deploy this card even if you already have an ally “Anna”. You may have 2 or more ally “Anna”.Unity Emblem:[Support] If your combat unit has a Symbol, until the end of this battle, that unit gains +10 attack.

"The Anna Shop is open for business!":[Always] During your turn, if you have 2 or more other ally "Anna", this unit gains +20 attack.100 Annas from 100 Worlds:[Special] You may deploy this card even if you already have an ally “Anna”. You may have 2 or more ally “Anna”.Wingslayer:[Always] While this unit is attacking a , this unit gains +30 attack.

"This one's on the house!":[Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy besides the Main Character, if you pay the cost, untap this unit. Until the end of the turn, this unit loses -10 attack.100 Annas from 100 Worlds:[Special] You may deploy this card even if you already have an ally “Anna”. You may have 2 or more ally “Anna”.Wingslayer:[Always] While this unit is attacking a , this unit gains +30 attack.